Google intends to allocate 5.5 billion euros in Germany over the next four years. This marks the largest financial commitment from the American technology firm in the nation so far. The initiatives from the company based in California are projected to generate approximately nine thousand employment opportunities.
A new data center is set to be constructed in Dietzenbach, a city near Frankfurt. Additionally, an already established data center in Hanau, along with facilities in Munich, Frankfurt, and Berlin, will be enhanced.
Lars Klingbeil, the German Finance Minister, commended Google’s initiatives as “genuine investments in the future: encompassing innovation, artificial intelligence, climate neutral transition, and future job opportunities in Germany.” He stated that this is precisely what the German populace requires.
Recently, Deutsche Telekom and the American AI chip manufacturer NVIDIA revealed their plans to jointly invest around 1 billion euros in a data center located in Munich.